Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 01 December 1972
Publication where the measure is specified: The Law of Zambia; Republic of Zambia
Regulation where the measure is specified: Food and Drugs Act
Country/Region applying the measure: Zambia
The rationale of the measure: to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives: A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure: 209.Soya bean oil (soybean oil) shall be derived from soya beans (the seeds of Glycine max L., Merr), and shall have the composition and quality factors set out in the Twelfth Schedule.
Reference of the measure: Part II para 209
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
1507	Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.	Yes	Soya bean oil

Description: Soya bean oil (soybean oil) shall be derived from soya beans (the seeds of Glycine max L., Merr)

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world	01 December 1972

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